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Wickedness and Retribution

Hymnal: The Psalter #156b (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Character Vicious; The Wicked Character of; Character Depraved from Birth First Line: Do ye, O men, speak righteousness Lyrics: 1 Do ye, O men, speak righteousness And upright judgment mete? Nay, in your hearts is wickedness, And in you hands deceit. 2 The wicked, from their earliest days, in sin are gone astray, With froward heart, in foolish pride, From wisdom turned away. 3 The God of vengeance will destroy The wicked from His sight; The Lord will bring to nought their pow'r, And scatter all their might. 4 The good shall triumph and rejoice, And this shall be confessed; On earth the God of justice reigns, And righteousness is blessed. Scripture: Psalm 58 Languages: English Tune Title: SWANWICK

Pattern of Forgiveness

Author: John H. Gurney Hymnal: Laudes Domini #156 (1890) Topics: Life and Character; Christ Character of; Christ Character of First Line: Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee Lyrics: 1 Lord, as to thy dear cross we flee, And pray to be forgiven, So let thy life our pattern be, And form our souls for heaven. 2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear; Like thee, to do our Father's will, Our brother's griefs to share. 3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine; And kindness in our bosoms dwell As free and true as thine. 4 If joy shall at thy bidding fly, And grief's dark day come on, We, in our turn, would meekly cry, "Father, thy will be done!" 5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven, Oh, may we lead the pilgrim's life, And follow thee to heaven! Languages: English Tune Title: HELENA

"Shall we forget"

Author: William Mitchell Hymnal: Laudes Domini #157 (1890) Topics: Life and Character; Christ Character of; Christ Character of First Line: Jesus! thy love shall we forget Lyrics: 1 Jesus! thy love shall we forget, And never bring to mind The grace that paid our hopeless debt, And bade us pardon find? 2 Shall we thy life of grief forget, Thy fasting and thy prayer; Thy locks with mountain vapors wet, To save us from despair? 3 Gethsemane can we forget Thy struggling agony When night lay dark on Olivet, And none to watch with thee? 4 Our sorrows and our sins were laid On thee, alone on thee; Thy precious blood our ransom paid-- Thine all the glory be! 5 Life's brightest joys we may forget Our kindred cease to love; But he who paid our hopeless debt, Our constancy shall prove. Languages: English

The Rewards of True Piety

Hymnal: Bible Songs #228 (1901) Topics: Character Good and Bad Contrasted; Character Value of Good; The Righteous Character of First Line: How blest the man that fears the Lord Scripture: Psalm 112 Languages: English Tune Title: [How blest the man that fears the Lord]

The Blessed Life

Hymnal: The Psalter #305 (1912) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Character Good and Bad Contrasted; Character Value of Good; The Righteous Character of First Line: How blest the man who fears the Lord Lyrics: 1 How blest the man who fears the Lord And greatly loves God's holy will; His children share his great reward, And blessings all their days shall fill. 2 Abounding wealth shall bless his home, His righteousness shall still endure; To him shall light arise in gloom, For he is merciful and pure. 3 The man whose hand the weak befriends In judgment shall his cause maintain; A peace unmoved his life attends, And long his mem'ry shall remain. 4 Of evil tidings not afraid, His trust is in the Lord alone; His heart is steadfast, undismayed, For he shall see his foes o'erthrown. 5 With kind remembrance of the poor, For their distress his gifts provide; His righteousness shall thus endure, His name in honor shall abide. 6 To shame the wicked shall be brought, While righteous men shall favor gain; Unrighteous hopes shall come to naught, Its due reward shall sin obtain. Scripture: Psalm 112 Languages: English Tune Title: WELTON

O Could I Speak

Author: Samuel Medley Hymnal: Favorite Hymns of Praise #20 (1967) Topics: Christ Character; Christ Character First Line: O could I speak the matchless worth Lyrics: 1 O could I speak the matchless worth, O could I sound the glories forth Which in my Savior shine, I'd soar and touch the heav'nly strings, And vie with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine, In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood He spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin, and wrath divine; I'd sing His glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect, heav'nly dress My soul shall ever shine, My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters He bears, And all the forms of love He wears, Exalted on His throne; In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all His glories known, Make all His glories known. 4 Well, the delightful day will come When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see His face; Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in His grace, Triumphant in His grace. Languages: English Tune Title: [O could I speak the matchless worth]

"He is precious"

Author: Samuel Medley Hymnal: Laudes Domini #159 (1890) Topics: Christ Character of; Christ Character of First Line: Oh, could I speak the matchless worth Lyrics: 1 Oh, could I speak the matchless worth Oh, could I sound the glories forth, Which in my Saviour shine! I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, And view with Gabriel while he sings In notes almost divine. 2 I'd sing the precious blood he spilt, My ransom from the dreadful guilt Of sin and wrath divine! I'd sing his glorious righteousness, In which all-perfect heavenly dress My soul shall ever shine. 3 I'd sing the characters he bears, And all the forms of love he wears, Exalted on his throne: In loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days Make all his glories known. 4 Well--the delightful day will come, When my dear Lord will bring me home, And I shall see his face: Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend, A blest eternity I'll spend, Triumphant in his grace. Languages: English Tune Title: ARIEL